Media well go live to tehran also coming up. North korean officials reopen a key line of communication to the south this move comes amidst a sudden thawing tensions between the two rivals as leaders on both sides call for dialogue. To town a listers uniting to say times off on tolerating harassment and abuse will look at the new campaign being braced by women in hollywood. And the u. S. President trump hitting twitter with a flurry of warnings to americas adversaries we look ahead to what could be a turbulent year for the white house at home and abroad. Plus the drug crisis thats wreaking havoc in communities around the United States we need some of the young people paying a heavy price for their parents diction. Im brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show we start this program in iran where antigovernment protests are sweeping the country at least twenty one people have now been killed hundreds have been arrested the countrys Supreme Leader has blamed foreign meddling as Security
Reopening a key line of communication to the south the move suggests a thaw in relations between the two rivals with new calls for dialogue on both sides. And u. S. President trump hitting twitter with a flurry of warnings to americas adversaries we look ahead at what could be a turbulent year for the white house at home and abroad plus. The drug crisis thats wreaking havoc in communities across the United States we need some of the young people paying a heavy price for their parents addiction. Im brian thomas a very warm welcome we start this show in iran where authorities are trying to turn the tide against antigovernment protests now sweeping the country. Now this is footage aired by irans state media of progovernment demonstrations which they say condemned the unrest at least twenty one people have now been killed hundreds have been arrested the countrys Supreme Leader is blaming foreign meddling Security Forces are struggling to contain the boldest challenge to irans clerical lead
Back then, doctors churned out prescriptions for opioidbased painkillers. And pharmaceutical firms pushed products with aggressive marketing strategies. Sales of prescription painkillers quadrupled in the first years of the 21st century and at the same time, the drugs got stronger. In 2015, 33,000 people in the u. S. Died from overdoses. A year later, 42,000 suffered the same fate. The u. S. Governments tactic so far has been to toughen controls on prescriptions driving many people with dependencies to turn to street drugs like heroin. Its estimated over two million americans are now opioid addicts. Its a desperate situation for the people affected, and their families. Reporter its a moment 15yearold Athena Gregory can enjoy when she can focus just on herself. Behind her lies a horrific childhood as the daughter of drug addicts. She bore sole responsibility for herself, her little brother, and her parents. Athena you always have to stick by your parents side and even when they are doin
Back then, doctors churned out prescriptions for opioidbased painkillers. And pharmaceutical firms pushed products with aggressive marketing strategies. Sales of prescription painkillers quadrupled in the first years of the 21st century and at the same time, the drugs got stronger. In 2015, 33,000 people in the u. S. Died from overdoses. A year later, 42,000 suffered the same fate. The u. S. Governments tactic so far has been to toughen controls on prescriptions driving many people with dependencies to turn to street drugs like heroin. Its estimated over two million americans are now opioid addicts. Its a desperate situation for the people affected, and their families. Reporter its a moment 15yearold Athena Gregory can enjoy when she can focus just on herself. Behind her lies a horrific childhood as the daughter of drug addicts. She bore sole responsibility for herself, her little brother, and her parents. Athena you always have to stick by your parents side and even when they are doin
A kick boxing champion for whom coverage is essential as action. But first we go to the u. S. To meet children of drug dependent parents what do they do to cope. The u. S. Is in the midst of a major drug epidemic the foundations for it were laid in the one nine hundred ninety s. Back then doctors churned out prescriptions for opioid based painkillers and pharmaceutical firms pushed products with aggressive Marketing Strategies sales of prescription painkillers quadrupled in the first years of the twenty First Century and at the same time the drugs got stronger in two thousand and fifteen surgeries three thousand people in the u. S. Died from overdoses a year later forty two thousand suffered the same fate. The u. S. Governments tactics so far has been to toughen controls on prescriptions driving many people with dependency. To turn to street drugs like heroin. Its estimated over two million americans are now opioids its a desperate situation for the people affected their family. Its a